Comments on: Bucs eventually need to give Morris a public vote of confidence http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: fireraheemmorris http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1440104 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:06:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1440104 41 points to the lowly Jags. 11 penalties. 7 turnovers. This is the most undisciplined team I’ve ever seen in Tampa, save the 76 and 77 Bucs. You know. The one that lost their first 26 games. This guy is a joke as a coach. Raheem has had his 15 minutes of fame. Unfortunately for Bucs fans, it has lasted 3 years. He doesn’t have any control over his players. He’s too much the buddy, and too little the coach. We need to clean the slate and start fresh as far as the coaching staff is concerned. Bring in somebody that can evaluate talent and a head coach that can get unruly, undisciplined players under control, or send them out the door. I am a season ticket holder and I am cancelling my tickets for next year. If the Bucs fire Morris and that shabby excuse of a coaching staff, I will re-up my tickets.

]]> By: nunpuncher http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438794 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:37:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438794 A vote of confidence from the Glazers means settling for mediocrity or worse. Enough, with this cheap experiment that was NEVER popular with an overwhelming majority of the fans.

]]> By: 6ball http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438729 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:02:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438729 38 million under the salary cap. Can the money play linebacker?

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]]> By: bunjy96 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438676 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:04:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438676 mneumar says: Dec 11, 2011 9:16 AM

seneca1ss: Johns contract is done with the bucs. They owe him no more money. this is what espn and all other sites are saying.

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Not sure that is correct. It certainly applies to 2011.
He is still being paid.

2012?

]]> By: FinFan68 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438640 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:37:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438640 I would say an ultimatum would be more appropriate than a vote of confidence. Morris has been surviving on bravado and little more. He is the players friend more than their coach. The Bucs are undisciplined on and off the field and that can be blamed in part on Morris. Last week he started to hold players accountable and if he expects to stay, he needs to continue that tactic.

]]> By: johnnyuminus http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438622 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:25:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438622 It seems that Raheen Morris’ major negative is player assessment — some of his starting skilled players wouldn’t start for most, if any, teams. Last year’s success seems like someone else’s when compared to this year. Fans don’t ever know many of the underlying causes for a team’s good and bad years. Some, like injures, are obvious, but it could be an obscure assistant coaching change or undisclosed injuries that impact a team’s consistency. The real measure of a coach’s ability to take his team to the next level is a mix of W-L record and quality of starting players. Based on this, Morris seems doomed to be fired this year, if not next year.

]]> By: commandercornpone http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438618 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:23:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438618 the schedule was too tough. they had too many injuries. is that a waaaaaaaaaaaambulance i hear?

]]> By: mneumar http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438608 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:16:01 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438608 seneca1ss: Johns contract is done with the bucs. They owe him no more money. this is what espn and all other sites are saying.

]]> By: deathspiralx http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438606 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:13:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438606 Vote of confidence… Oh brother.

Win games and keep the team in the right direction – that should get you a new contract. Whenever that might be.

I dislike this hokey lame duck psychology that you cannot be an effective coach in the final year of your contract. This is a nice device for coaches to get a golden parachute when they suck out.

I concede it has value in courting free agents. Maybe a marginal boost to players on the team knowing that this coach will be around for 2 years.

Not sure the bang for the buck is there if I’m an owner, given the costs/risks. Too many times a coach gets an extension, then the team tanks and the owner pays out the parachute.

]]> By: peed1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438605 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:12:43 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438605 Why do anything. Either the team wins out and Morris keeps his job or they continue their loosing and he is fired. Stop with this cheap garbage.

]]> By: darthvincent http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438603 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:10:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438603 the surest thing to getting fired is receiving a late in the season “vote of confidence” from those above you.

]]> By: seneca1ss http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438574 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:40:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438574 They’re still paying John Gruden’s contract. Bucs owners are too CHEAP to fire Morris and pay him. He has 1 more year to get back on track

]]> By: brasho http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438571 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:37:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438571 As a Bucs fan, I don’t think Morris deserves a vote of confidence. The team has been bad, but it might continue to get worse… and so what if they beat the Jags today, they don’t even have a coach and their starting QB might be the 5th best QB in the stadium, they’ve got 3 DEs on IR, and their WRs are among the worst in the NFL They are a very bad team…. which of course means the Bucs are no lock to beat them.

Morris doesn’t need a vote of confidence, he needs to be coaching for his life/job. Besides, what if Andy Reid suddenly becomes available, or Lovie Smith (and Rod Marinelli to come with him)? Jeff Fisher is already out there and would be a big upgrade over Morris at this point.

]]> By: joetoronto http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/bucs-eventually-need-to-give-morris-a-public-vote-of-confidence/#comment-1438553 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:12:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=172389#comment-1438553 I can’t see the Glazers letting him go before his contract runs out.

Those dudes are cheap.

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